Reality of Death

The second half of this book (Ecc.) begins with a series of proverbial observations that all have to do with the question what is good? In Hebrew ‘better’ is literally ‘more good than’. There are five sayings making observations about the reality of death and our reaction to it, laying down some great truths which seem irony to the unthinking part, that is, the far greatest part, of mankind.
[Ecc. 7:1] A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
The beginning of this verse agrees with Prov. 22:1 that a good reputation is of more value to its owner than the things money can buy. This is a good that will bring a more grateful pleasure to the mind, will give a man a larger opportunity of usefulness, and will go further, and last longer.
In Hebrew the saying is a play on similar sounding words, making it catchy to the ear as well as to the mind. The saying ends with a mysterious twist: and the day of death is better than the day of birth.
Used at a funeral, the saying could reflect on the fulfillment of a life’s potential. At the day of birth no one knows what a child will do or become under the sun.
But on the day of death, all that can be known is known.
A good name - And if what is known adds up to a good name, indicating a life well spent, then what is left behind is of more value than precious ointment.
The emphasis of the saying could also be placed on the length of time something last.
Being given a good name on the day of your birth is not worth much unless the rest of your life sustains it.
But if you have a good name on the day of your death, it will endure longer than even the most expensive perfume. That is, a name for wisdom and goodness with those that are wise and good - the memory of the just;
Precious Ointment - Good ointment is here put for all the profits of the earth (among the products of which oil was reckoned one of the most valuable), for all the delights of sense (for ointment and perfume which rejoice the heart, and it is called the oil of gladness).
Day of death - That, all things considered, our going out of the world is a great kindness to us than our coming into the world was.
The day of death is preferable to the birth-day; though, as to others, there was joy when a child was born into the world, and where there is death there is lamentation.
As to ourselves, if we have lived so as to merit a good name, the day of our death, which will put a period to our cares, and toils, and sorrows, and remove us to rest, and joy, and eternal satisfaction, is better than the day of our birth.
Being born ushered us into a world of so much sin and trouble, vanity and vexation.
We were born to uncertainty, but a good man does not die at uncertainty.
Day of one’s birth - The day of our birth clogged our souls with the burden of the flesh, but the day of our death will set them at liberty from that burden.
Death is mentioned 372 times in Scripture.
Ecc. 8:8 There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war ….
Ps. 6:5 For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?
1 Cor. 15:55 O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?
Death is not to be a scary thing for it is the time that the soul goes from which it came.
Out of the body is present with the Father!
REJOICE when one is returned home, it is party time!
One may morn for their lost one for three days, then life goes on to carry out their walk with G-d.